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Understanding Scientific Data Sharing Outside Of The Academy, Danielle Elaine Pollock
Understanding Scientific Data Sharing Outside Of The Academy, Danielle Elaine Pollock
DataONE Sociocultural and Usability & Assessment Working Groups
Sharing and reuse of scientific data, which can enhance the transparency and reproducibility of research and lead to the creation of new knowledge from existing data, is both a growing scholarly communication practice and an expanding area of interest in information science. However, much of the literature to date has focused on the data practices of scientists working in academic environments, with less research done on understanding the practices of scientists working in other types of environments, such as government or industry. This poster presents the results of a study in which data from a worldwide survey of scientists were …
Preliminary Investigation Of Walking Motion Using A Combination Of Image And Signal Processing, Bradley Schneider, Tanvi Banerjee
Preliminary Investigation Of Walking Motion Using A Combination Of Image And Signal Processing, Bradley Schneider, Tanvi Banerjee
Kno.e.sis Publications
We present the results of analyzing gait motion in first-person video taken from a commercially available wearable camera embedded in a pair of glasses. The video is analyzed with three different computer vision methods to extract motion vectors from different gait sequences from four individuals for comparison against a manually annotated ground truth dataset. Using a combination of signal processing and computer vision techniques, gait features are extracted to identify the walking pace of the individual wearing the camera as well as validated using the ground truth dataset. Our preliminary results indicate that the extraction of activity from the video …
Being A Scholar In The Digital Era: Transforming Scholarly Practice For The Public Good, Polly Thistlethwaite, Jessie Daniels
Being A Scholar In The Digital Era: Transforming Scholarly Practice For The Public Good, Polly Thistlethwaite, Jessie Daniels
Publications and Research
What opportunities do digital technologies present scholars? How do developments in digital media support scholarship and teaching, and how can academics apply them to further social justice activism? The authors, a sociologist and a librarian, examine scholarly practice in the digital era to explore how academics, journalists, and activists can combine efforts to support social justice issues. With scholarly communication undergoing rapid change, and with digital innovation applied in higher education for many reasons, authors outline what scholars can do to channel their work to benefit the public good.
The Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions Over The Earth (Acre) Initiative Acre China Workshop: Recovery, Digitization, And Analysis Of Pre-Mid-Twentieth Century Climate Observational Data In East Asia Workshop On 23-24 August, Beijing, China, Fiona Williamson, Guoyu Ren, Rob Allan
The Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions Over The Earth (Acre) Initiative Acre China Workshop: Recovery, Digitization, And Analysis Of Pre-Mid-Twentieth Century Climate Observational Data In East Asia Workshop On 23-24 August, Beijing, China, Fiona Williamson, Guoyu Ren, Rob Allan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
This commentary discusses a recent workshop designed to explore the extant historic instrumental record of weather observations for China, East Asia, and the China Seas region; to uncover new sources of observations; and to work on joint initiatives for their recovery and inclusion in open access data sets. The workshop was funded by the UK Newton Fund's Climate Science for Service Partnership China. It was organized by the Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over the Earth China, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the Beijing Climate Centre, and the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) and held at CMA offices in Beijing.
On The Micropolitics And Edges Of Survival In A Technocapital Sacrifice Zone, Peter C. Little
On The Micropolitics And Edges Of Survival In A Technocapital Sacrifice Zone, Peter C. Little
Faculty Publications
This article explores the industrial sacrifice zone of Endicott, New York, which in 1924 became the birthplace of International Business Machines Corporation and quickly established itself as an industrial launching pad for the production and innovation of modern computing technologies. Drawing on ethnographic research and taking a micropolitical ecology approach, I consider industrial decay and community corrosion key agents for understanding the sedimentary record of neoliberal “technocapitalism” [Suarez-Villa, Luis. 2009. Technocapitalism: A Critical Perspective on Technological Innovation and Corporatism. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press]. In particular, I explore here how the flip-side of local narratives of deindustrialization and economic …
Scientific Engagement At Fda: A Report To The Fda Science Board From The Scientific Engagement Subcommittee, Anthony Bahinski, Maria C. Friere, Mark R. Mclellan, Bruce M. Psaty, Dan M. Roden, Scott J. Steele
Scientific Engagement At Fda: A Report To The Fda Science Board From The Scientific Engagement Subcommittee, Anthony Bahinski, Maria C. Friere, Mark R. Mclellan, Bruce M. Psaty, Dan M. Roden, Scott J. Steele
Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations
Maintaining active interactions with the broad external scientific community is vital for FDA to fulfill its expanding public health mission. It is essential for the Agency to be well positioned to address emerging areas of regulatory science and rapidly advancing technologies.
Scientific engagement also helps FDA accomplish its mission by increasing awareness of FDA’s responsibilities and helping with the Agency’s critical recruitment and succession planning needs. FDA uses a range of mechanisms for scientific exchange. The Subcommittee was charged with considering:
a. how FDA can improve its interface with the outside scientific community, particularly regarding public-private partnerships (PPPs) and fellowship …
Cross-Disciplinary Working In The Sciences And Humanities: Historical Data Rescue Activities In Southeast Asia And Beyond, Fiona Williamson
Cross-Disciplinary Working In The Sciences And Humanities: Historical Data Rescue Activities In Southeast Asia And Beyond, Fiona Williamson
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
This paper argues that more work is needed to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaborations by scholars across the physical sciences and humanities to improve Data Rescue Activities (DARE). Debate over the scale and potential impact of anthropogenic global warming is one of the dominant narratives of the twenty-first century. Predicting future climates and determining how environment and society might be affected by climate change are global issues of social, economic and political importance. They require responses from different research communities and necessitate closer inter-disciplinary working relationships for an integrated approach. Improving the datasets required for long-term climate models is an important part …
Critical Review Of The Millennium Project In Nepal, Ashma Vaidya, Audrey L. Mayer
Critical Review Of The Millennium Project In Nepal, Ashma Vaidya, Audrey L. Mayer
College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Publications
“Our Common Future” harmonized development policies around a new sustainable development (SD) paradigm, and experts also emphasize the importance of a democratic and equitable approach to define and achieve sustainable development. However, SD targets and indicators are often defined by a suite of experts or a few stakeholder groups, far removed from on-the-ground conditions. The most common expert-led development framework, the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), promoted one set of targets and indicators for all developing countries. While progress towards these targets was routinely reported at the national scale, these targets may not reflect context-specific sustainable development. We evaluated …
Weights And Balances: Integrating Models For Prevention And Response To Southern California Offshore Oil Spills, Carmen Watts Clayton, Amoret Bunn
Weights And Balances: Integrating Models For Prevention And Response To Southern California Offshore Oil Spills, Carmen Watts Clayton, Amoret Bunn
STAR Program Research Presentations
Licensing offshore oil and gas reserves in the United States waters are overseen by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Enforcement (BSEE). The licensing application includes planning for any worst-case oil spill scenario between BSEE and the applicant based on lessons learned from historic offshore spills such as the Deepwater Horizon (2010), Exxon Valdez (1989), and the Union Oil Platform Blowout (1969). The process for planning to respond to oil spills involves coordination with multiple agencies, trustees, and stakeholders to ensure that oil spill responses consider multiple factors, including ecologically sensitive species, commercial transportation and fisheries, …
The Role Of Design Thinking In Scientific Research & Communication, Colleen Syron
The Role Of Design Thinking In Scientific Research & Communication, Colleen Syron
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Design thnking: Research: • Interviews with designers • Observations and case studies • Experimental studies • Simulation • Reflection and theorizing
Designing is not a search for the optimum solution to the given problem, but that it is an exploratory process. The creative designer interprets the design brief not as a specification for a solution, but as a starting point for a journey of exploration,…
“Deduction proves that something must be; Induction shows that something actually is operative; Abduction suggests that something may be.” Charles Pierce
The main point of difference is that of timing. Both artists and scientists operate …
Why We Need To Help Youth Develop A Stem Identity, Saundra Frerichs
Why We Need To Help Youth Develop A Stem Identity, Saundra Frerichs
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Favorite Toys
Developing Identity
Click 2 Science http://click2sciencepd.org
click2sciencepd.org
click2sciencepd@unl.edu
@Click2Science
Simple Techniques For Behavior Change, Lisa Pennisi
Simple Techniques For Behavior Change, Lisa Pennisi
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Myths: •People just need to know the facts •People just need to be aware of the issues & consequences •People just need to see the $$ •Attitudes lead to behavior
Does knowledge lead to behavior?
•Knowledge correlates with behavior True
•Education increases knowledge True
•Increasing knowledge leads to behavior change False
What motivates behavior?
•Awareness campaigns can produce the opposite of goal –they use norms describing undesired behavior •boomerang effects –can cause the opposite effect as some conform with perceived social norms
The problem is WE are the evaluator of potential success based on what works for us. But we …
Networking With Researchers And Farmers To Tackle Herbicide-Resistant Weeds, Melinda K. Yerka
Networking With Researchers And Farmers To Tackle Herbicide-Resistant Weeds, Melinda K. Yerka
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Outline •Crop breeding technology •Regulation of crop technologies •Issues related to crop-to-weed gene flow •Need for landscape-level studies
GMO •Genetically Modified Organism •Most commercial traits facilitate crop production –Insect resistance (Btcorn) –Herbicide resistance (Roundup) •General scientific consensus that they are safe •Public concerns persist
GM…..Oh? •GMOs are regulated substances by USDA-APHIS –$80 to $150 million per genotype to get to market •USDA-APHIS: Which biotech traits do we regulate? •Commodity groups: Will we be regulated???
The special case of sorghum: Massive international development as a biofuel •Better drought tolerance than corn •Needs herbicide resistance to compete
Evolution of herbicide resistance in …
Training Undergraduates To Sell It: #Scicomm In An Ecology Course, Teresa Bilinski
Training Undergraduates To Sell It: #Scicomm In An Ecology Course, Teresa Bilinski
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Stop. Being. Boring.
Science: Soft Skill? No.
Essential Transferable Skill: “Students would be better served by an education that is integrated with the job market they will encounter post-graduation, and one that provides not only technical skills but also the soft skills that are most in demand by employers such as communication…”
#SciCommin a senior Ecology course: Course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE). Ecosystem services at the wildland-urban interface: involving undergraduates in ecological investigations
Pre- assignment “Summarize the Results of an ecological research project related to the effects of urbanization on ecosystems. The research summaries will be presented orally to the …
Science Communication Strategies In The K-12 Classroom, Andrew Ising
Science Communication Strategies In The K-12 Classroom, Andrew Ising
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
@ItsIsing
andrewising@gmail
KABT.org #SciComm2016
bit.ly/isingnsc
Why is science literacy important to you? Why is science literacy important to me?
Situation #1: Peer Review -- Scientists talking to other Scientists; Making Science Research More Accessible: Poster Sessions [KABT Miniposters]
Situation #2: Informal Science -- Scientists telling science stories Common sources: Blogs, science magazines, newspapers, etc. Documentaries Social Media Why students like this: Narrative… Drama… Fewer long latin words
Situation #3: Community Outreach -- Scientists talking as experts to an audience “A scientist seen is a scientist trusted” Be/Become someone’s “BROADER IMPACTS”! Citizen Science Projects (Scistarter, YourWildLife, IMP, Great KS Tardigrade Hunt, …
Eight-Legged Encounters: Using Organismal Biology To Bring Science Education To Families & Communities, Eileen A. Hebets
Eight-Legged Encounters: Using Organismal Biology To Bring Science Education To Families & Communities, Eileen A. Hebets
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Path of the Predators: A Journey Through the Living Arachnids. Illustrations by Pawl Tisdale
WHAT IS AN ARTHROPOD?
CREATE A CHELICERATE
ASSEMBLE AN ARACHNID
TISSUE PAPER FLOWER
MICROSCOPE MADNESS
Eight-Legged Encounters Impact
Change in interest in learning about scientific discoveries among adult respondents (n = 63).
Youth’s interest in science activities (n = 42). Respondents were 50% female, 50% male and ranged in age from 4 – 14 with a mean of 7.7.
Help Me Help You: Working With Public Information Officers, Scott Schrage
Help Me Help You: Working With Public Information Officers, Scott Schrage
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Why work with public information officers? Should I reach out to a PIO? Tips for working with a PIO. Multimedia. Draw in lay readers. Illustrate concepts. The interview. When the PIO sends you the first draft… Be prepared to speak with external media.
Public Perceptions Of Drones Used For Weather-Related Purposes, Lisa M. Pytlikzillig, Janell C. Walther, Carrick Detweiler, Adam L. Houston
Public Perceptions Of Drones Used For Weather-Related Purposes, Lisa M. Pytlikzillig, Janell C. Walther, Carrick Detweiler, Adam L. Houston
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
The CLOUDMAP Team -- Collaboration Leading Operational UAS Development for Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics. An EPSCOR grant funded by NSF
Responsible Innovation & Trust
Public Perception Studies to Date
Some Major Findings • You can call a drone whatever you want without changing people’s support • Purpose matters • Trust matters…
And More Findings • Sensemaking through pop culture, lack of knowledge, questioning, and purpose. • Hopes for societal benefits such as research technology and improved public safety (reduced risk, better forecasting). • Concerns for privacy, public & airspace safety, and pollution. • Recommendations for collaborative regulation creation for safety …
The Engineering Ambassadors Network: Engaging Undergraduate Engineers In P-12 Outreach, Sally Wei
The Engineering Ambassadors Network: Engaging Undergraduate Engineers In P-12 Outreach, Sally Wei
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
In the next few minutes I want to focus your attention on the T and E of STEM. Take a few seconds and think about what in this room is either not engineering and tech itself or does not have any interface with engineering and tech.
So engineering is ubiquitous, how do we teach this across society particularly P12 and how do we create the pipeline?
The Engineering Ambassadors Network is a nationwide network of colleges and universities designed to change the conversation on engineering.
EAN’s mission is two‐fold: to develop engineering leaders as well as impact P‐12 engineering education. …
How To Be A Biologist?, Fernando Mateos-González
How To Be A Biologist?, Fernando Mateos-González
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
http://www.bioblogia.net/p/consejosjovenesbiologos.html
Tips for young biologists-- •How and why study Biology •How to get experience, contacts, and jobs as a biologist •My own troubles/experiences
What do they ask about?
My own goals for SciComm2016…
You Kan: A Graduate Student Perspective On K-12 Outreach In Ks, Nicole Green
You Kan: A Graduate Student Perspective On K-12 Outreach In Ks, Nicole Green
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Science gets interesting at interfaces.
K-12 Outreach in Kansas:
NSF GK-12 EIDROP Fellow (2014-2015) #0841414 Partnership with USD 475 ‘Resident Scientist’, AP Biology
EXCITE! Summer Workshop Series (2015, 2016) KAWSE Office ‘Drosophi-what? Using Fruit Flies as a Biological Model Organism’, 9th-12th grades
4-H SPecial INterest (SPIN) Fall 2015-Spring 2016 After school programming with USD 383, 2nd-5thgrades
Camp R.O.A.R. (Real Observation ARoundUs), Lincoln Elementary School, K-5th grades, funded by ASCB COMPASS Outreach grant
Engaging in outreach is a unique graduate training experience. Successful outreach programs meet students where they are.
If you walk into the classroom with good intentions and a …
Reproducibility And Rigor In Ree's Portfolio Of Research, Mark Mclellan, Patsy Brannon, Adriana Campa, Steven Daley-Laursen, Govind Kannan, Neil Olson, Robert Taylor, Dawn Thilmany
Reproducibility And Rigor In Ree's Portfolio Of Research, Mark Mclellan, Patsy Brannon, Adriana Campa, Steven Daley-Laursen, Govind Kannan, Neil Olson, Robert Taylor, Dawn Thilmany
Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations
The Science Advisory Council was established in FY2016 as a subcommittee of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board to provide advice and guidance, on a scientific basis, on the overall strength, practicality, and direction of agricultural research, including emerging technology and scientific issues and report any findings publicly to the NAREEE Advisory Board.
In spring of 2016, the USDA Science Advisory Council was first charged by the Chief Scientist to examine a number of controversial and challenging issues. The first was to address the general subject of reproducibility in the agricultural and nutrition related sciences. …
Introduction: Envisioning The Good Life In The 21st Century And Beyond, Shannon Vallor
Introduction: Envisioning The Good Life In The 21st Century And Beyond, Shannon Vallor
Philosophy
In May 2014 cosmologist Stephen Hawking, computer scientist Stuart Russell, and physicists Max Tegmark and Frank Wilczek published an open letter in the UK news outlet The Independent, sounding the alarm about the grave risks to humanity posed by emerging technologies of artificial intelligence. They invited readers to imagine these technologies "outsmarting financial markets, out-inventing human researchers, out-manipulating human leaders, and developing weapons we cannot even understand." The authors note that while the successful creation of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to bring "huge benefits" to our world, and would undoubtedly be "the biggest event in human history ... …
Raising Nebraska: Engaging The Public In Ways That They Value, Chuck Hibberd
Raising Nebraska: Engaging The Public In Ways That They Value, Chuck Hibberd
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Raising Nebraska A partnership: •Nebraska State Fair •Nebraska Extension •Nebraska Department of Agriculture With a purpose: •Demonstrate the science and art of Nebraska agriculture •Learn from consumers
Prescribing irrigation –conserving water
Walkable Nebraska map -elevation change, waterways, precipitation and crops/livestock
Trusted Voice Videos –Top 5 & Bottom 5
Interactive Dinner Table -- Dinner Table –Entrée, Drink, & Side Selection
Exit Poll -How many things did you learn today?
Conclusions •Participants are telling us what they want to learn more about •Participant responses provide insight on content offerings •Interactive, digitally-based learning venues are effective
Tell Me A Science Story: Transforming Engagement With Science Using Creative Nonfiction, Janell C. Walther
Tell Me A Science Story: Transforming Engagement With Science Using Creative Nonfiction, Janell C. Walther
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
“I definitely felt more engaged with the first one [creative nonfiction]and less tuned out because I had somebody interpreting their response for me. So when he was like “Oh, I was surprised” then I think “Oh, so was I, I was also surprised by the piece of information.” So I was more engaged with it personally even if I didn't retain all the numbers... “
“[The story] seemed more relatable I guess, as a normal, average, everyday person than a whole bunch of scientists talking about facts. Where the facts were still in here, the way that it was written …
Science Not Communicated Is Science Not Done: Present Your Science Powerfully, Melissa Marshall
Science Not Communicated Is Science Not Done: Present Your Science Powerfully, Melissa Marshall
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
Great communication ignites a chain reaction. Discussion: Identify the best presenter of science that you have seen. What made that speaker so effective?
To excel in your presentations, you will need content , passion, and a sharp sense of the audience.
Science not communicated is science not done. Presenting your science powerfully requires mastery of three skills: Be Audience Centered, Filter and focus, Show your science
Becoming an audience focused speaker is one of the most powerful skills you can adopt. Returning to points of common ground satisfies audiences of different technical backgrounds.
Successful technical presentations require you to filter …
How To Talk About Science In The Face Of Religious Mistrust, Clay Farris Naff
How To Talk About Science In The Face Of Religious Mistrust, Clay Farris Naff
SciComm 2016 - Lincoln, Nebraska, September 23-24, 2016
King Ashoka (268to 232 BCE). Ralph Waldo Emerson. Homer Simpson. Us and THEM. Timothy Gay, UNL Prof. of Physics. Ken Miller, Prof. of Biology, Brown. Richard Dawkins. Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis.
THEM = Truthful Humble Evidential Memorable
Theistic Evolution. Human Babies Barely Fit. The right & left laryngeal nerves take wildly differing paths. Progeria. General Theory of Relativity. Sun’s Gravity Bends Starlight. GPS & Relativity. Sugar vs. Fat. U.S. stock market. Pope. Dalai Lama. Epicurus.
Analyzing Clinical Depressive Symptoms In Twitter, Amir Hossein Yazdavar, Hussein S. Al-Olimat, Tanvi Banerjee, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan, Amit P. Sheth
Analyzing Clinical Depressive Symptoms In Twitter, Amir Hossein Yazdavar, Hussein S. Al-Olimat, Tanvi Banerjee, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan, Amit P. Sheth
Kno.e.sis Publications
350 million people are suffering from clinical depression worldwide.
What Motivates High School Students To Take Precautions Against The Spread Of Influenza? A Data Science Approach To Latent Modeling Of Compliance With Preventative Practice, William L. Romine, Tanvi Banerjee, William R. Folk, Lloyd H. Barrow
What Motivates High School Students To Take Precautions Against The Spread Of Influenza? A Data Science Approach To Latent Modeling Of Compliance With Preventative Practice, William L. Romine, Tanvi Banerjee, William R. Folk, Lloyd H. Barrow
Kno.e.sis Publications
– This study focuses on a central question: What key behavioral factors influence high school students’ compliance with preventative measures against the transmission of influenza? We use multilevel logistic regression to equate logit measures for eight precautions to students’ latent compliance levels on a common scale. Using linear regression, we explore the efficacy of knowledge of influenza, affective perceptions about influenza and its prevention, prior illness, and gender in predicting compliance. Hand washing and respiratory etiquette are the easiest precautions for students, and hand sanitizer use and keeping the hands away from the face are the most difficult. Perceptions of …
Technology And Opportunity: People With Serious Mental Illness And Social Connection, Lisa Townsend, Allison Zippay, Kyle Caler, Bradley Forenza
Technology And Opportunity: People With Serious Mental Illness And Social Connection, Lisa Townsend, Allison Zippay, Kyle Caler, Bradley Forenza
Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Objective: Little information exists regarding how individuals with serious mental illness use technology and whether this usage facilitates social connections. This study contributes to filling this knowledge gap by examining ways in which a sample of persons with serious mental illness use cell phones and the Internet. Methods: Interviews with 50 consumers living in supported housing were asked about their use of cell phones and computers and their perceptions of social connections. Results: Cell phones and computers allowed greater linkage with social, medical, mental health, and employment resources. Nearly all obtained phones through publicly funded programs. “Running out of minutes” …